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2 Sheets-Sheet I J. BURKHART. Beer-Cooler.

No. 224,869. A Patented'Feb.,24,1880.

NPETS, FHOYO-UTHOGRPH, WASHINGTON, D. C.

' V2 Sheets-sheet. 2 v J. BURKHART.

Beer-Cooler.

No. 224,869.' Patented Feb. 24, 1880.-

$9.2 j f l Iliff y i UNITEDV STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB BUnxHAnT, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT oF COLUMBIA.

BEER-COOLER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 224,869, dated February 24, 1:880.

Application filed August 5, 1879.

To all 'whom it may concern:

. o Be it knnwnthat I, JACOB BURKHART, of

iWa-shington, in the District of Columbia, have invented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Cooling Beer; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

` to letters otl reference marked thereon, which i being` shown in elevation.

form a part of` this specification, in Which- Fignre l is a vertical sectional view, taken through line` a; m in Fig. 2, of a beer-cooler vessel.

This invention relates to certain improvements in apparatus for cooling beer; and to *this end it consists, iirst, in thc combination,

` in a beer-cooling apparatus, of a cooling-vessel having an inverted internal funnel located directly under the bnn g, Where the liquid to be cooled en ters, whereby the liq uid ,on its entrance to the Cooler, Will be spread out in a thin stratum and rapidly cooled, as more fully hereinafter speciiied second, in a beer-coolin g appa- `ratus, inclined shelves having' serrated edges and skeleton supporting-frames, in combination with a cooling-vessel, as and for the purposes more fully hereinafter-specified; and, third, in the combination, in a beer-cooling apparatus, of an inclosing-vessel provided with a removable rack in its upper part, having pockets at its corners, and with inclined serrated shelves in its lower portion and a cooling-vessel, substantially as more fully hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a box of the construction ordinarily'used in refrigerators, in this, that it is lined with galvanized iron and packed in anyof the wellknown ways practiced by manufacturers of these articles.

B designates removable shelves having toothed or serrated inner edges, a, said shelves being located a short distance above the bottom of the box A and upon removable supporting skeleton-frames C, of heavy galvanized iron.

iron.

A cooling-vessel, D, made of copper and lined both inside and outside with block-tin, is provided with aremovable head, E, of similar` material, similarly lined, and an inverted funnel, F, of copper, lined inside and outside with block-tin or other suitable material. The head E is `screwed into the end of the cooling-vessel D, packing, "b, ot' rubber or the like, being interposed to make the vessel air tight, and is provided with a rectangular projection, c, to which a Wrench may be applied for removing `the head when it becomes necessary to clean the inside ot' the vessel..

The induction pipe or bung G of the coolin g-vessel is located back of the center of the same, and the inverted funnel F is located directly beneath it, as shown. The cooling-ves- The shelves Bare also of galvanized sel D rests upon the shelves B, which incline downwardfrom the rear to the front of the box A, in order to give the necessary inclination to the cooling-vessel D topermit it to discharge its contents.

A pipe, H, of block-tin, is passed through the rear wall of the box A, and is provided on the outsidebf the box A with a stop-cock, d, and at its ends with the reverse couplings e and e. Block-tin'pipe is employed for the reason that it is sutliciently iiexible to permit the coupling with the cooling-vessel and the spigot of the beer-keg I to be made and disconnected readily at will. The upper portion of the box A is provided with a hinged or removable rack, J, and pockets K at the corners or along its sides. The rack is for the reception of meats, vegetables, and the like, and the pockets to receive bottles containing liquors. A spigot, L, is screwed into front head of the cooling-vessel D, and its stop-cock is provided with means for attaching the usual flexible tubing f, which admits air to thevent of the beer-keg. The space below the shelves B is used to hold the ice-water created by the drippings from the ice, which latter is placed around the cooling-vessel D and prevented IOO from coming in contact with the Water by the shelves B. The notches or serrations a permit the drippings from the ice to pass to the space M Without permitting the ice tol pass through them.

The beer-keg may be placed on a jack, N, attached to the box A, when space will conveniently permit, or it may be placed at a distance therefrom by lengthening the block-tin pipe; but it must always be placed at a greaterv city (and that should be to the extent of about two gallons) each glass of beer Withdrawn from the cooling-vessel will be replaced by another from the keg until the beer in the latter has been exhausted, when the stop-cock may be closed, leaving the cooling-vessel still full, and another keg connected to the pipe.

By reason of the fact that the cooling-vessel is provided with a removable head no difficulty is experienced iii keepin gits interior clean.

The arrangements for keeping the ice from coming in contact with the water prevent unnecessary Waste, and in fact afford a saving of :nearly fifty per cent. in the consumption of ice. The internal mechanism being removable, the

inside ofthe box may be kept always clean. The inverted funnel causes the beer to be spread out as it enters the vessel D, and rapidly cools it, While by its location it introduces the beer near the rear of the vessel, so that the coldest beer Will be first drawn therefrom.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a beer-cooling apparatus, of the cooling-vessel D, having an inverted internal funnel, F, located directly under the bung G, whereby the beer, onits entrance to the cooler, Will be spread out in a thin stratum and rapidly cooled, substantiallyT as specilied.

2. In a beer-cooling apparatus, the inclined shelves B, having serrated edges a, and the skeleton-frames C, in combination with the cooling-vessel D, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination, in a beer-cooler, of the vessel A, provided with a rack, J, inits. upper part, havin g pockets K at its corners, and with Vinclined shelves in the lower part of said vessel, With the cooling-vessel D, the whole arranged substantially as and for the purposes specified.

Iii testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of August, 1879.

JACOB BURKHART.

Witnesses:

THEO. MUNGEN, ,J H. CLAY SMITH. 

